The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-30
FRATERNITIEs AND ORGANIZATIONS.
The Secret Societies.

h.. VIII confer the fourteenth degree on Wednesday
evening.
Marion Lodge No. S. F. and A. NJ will confer the
second degree on Wednesday and Friday evenings OF
this week.
stated meeting on Tuesday evening Center lodge the
same, on Wednesday, and Pentalpha likewise, on
Thursday evening
Murat Temple Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine will
hold special meeting on FRIDAY evening for the re-
ception of petitions and baloting applications
Orders will be conferred in about two weeks.
The Emera Club, of Queen Esther Chapter. 0. E.
s., met at Mrs. w. D. Engles on Friday afternoon
and very pleasantly entertained Five o'clock
tea was served, and those present felt amply repaid
Tor bravlng the wind and rain to be present Inc
prospects. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Al NJ
Blodgett's. 246 Blackfcrd street. Feb. IL.
oDD-FELLows
A degree staff has been formed by Anderson Lodge
The degree staff of Centennial Lodge will meet for
practice on Tuesday night.
The lodge at Medaryville will be instituted this
week by the grand master in person.
The encampment at Silver Lake instituted On
Wednesday, Grand Patriarch Cooper officiating.
Seven petitions for membership received by
Wildman Lodge, at kokomo, at the last meeting
Canton Indianapolis will meet tomorrow evening
in called session. Several members viii be mus
tered.
Thirty-seven lodges and encampments have con-
tributed $780, 20 to the Cofax monument fund dur
ing the past week.
Centennial Lodge used their new costumes
w
well pleased with them.
Kokomo Lodge will lose about $500 by the recent
fire. Most of the furniture saved. There was
an insurance of 81 500 on the building
The new hall of Cicero Lodge will be dedicated at
Cicero. Tuesday, by Grand Master Grant The
grand secretary will deliver an address.
At the meeting of Philoxenan Lodge Wednes-
day, the nitiatory and first degrees conferred,
and two petitions for membership received and re-
ferred.
Theodore P. Haughey, J. ". McQuiddy and A. A.
Mckan will go to Chicago next Saturday to see the
| model of the statue of Colfax, which will be
pleted by that time
The meeting at Noblesvile, at the Opera house.
largely attended by the citizens and members OF the
order. Dr. Houser delivered address, and the
music excellent
The boom in indianapolis Lodge has received
mpetus. On Friday night, the initatory, first and
second degrees were conferred and two applications
| for membership received.
degree staff has been formed by Lafountain
Lodge, at Huntington. When ready, the grand in
structor will visit them and teach them the latest
improvements in staff work.
The bill before the Legislature granting the commit
tee the privilege to erect the Colfax monument in
University square. has passed the House. The City
Council will be petitioned for the same privilege at
| the next meeting.
Olive Branch Lodge at its last meeting appointed
committee to prepare for giving festival aid the
| Colfax monument fund. and at the next meeting
committee will be appointed to solicit individual sub
scriptions from the general public.
The report for the year ending Dec. 81, 1896. of
Olive Branch Lodge, No. TO- D. of r.. shows that II
members have beennitated during the year and that
the ledge now has 36s members on it's roI This is,
perhaps the largest number of members of any lodge
| in the State.
A committee of Eden Lodge, D. of R., of Thorn
town, consisting of Miss Smiley, Miss WEIGH and 7.
E. Bradshaw, visited the city Tuesday and, with
the assistance of Mrs A. j. Cochran of Olive Branch
Lodge purchased the material for full set of robes
/ for comforting the beautifed work.
| Puckeehetuck degree staff of Keokuk Ia. the pu.
pills of the grand instructor of this State recently
exhibition of the degree work before the grand of
hcers of Iowa and audience of three hundred
persons, in their hail. The grand master compliment
ed them on their excellent work and presented then,
la reputation equal to any lodge in the country.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs
Marion Lodge, No. l. conferred the third rank upon
| two candidates on Wednesday night.
| A division of the Uniform Rank will be organized
| at Bloomington, Ind, in a short time.
| Indianapolis Division No. 2, u. r. received four
| applications for membership Friday night.
Olive Branch Lodge No. 2. conferred the third rank
upon one candidate on last Saturday night.
Koerner Lodge, No. 6, had candidate for tn,
first and one for the third rank on Monday night.
Past Chancellor John Reider of indianapolis Lodge
No. SO, has been on the sick list during the pas
week.
During the past two weeks Maiorgeneral Carnahan
has issued for divisions of the Uniform Rank
at Providence. r. l., Bridgeport, O.. Plain City, O.
and Mankato MINI.
indianapolis Lodge, No. Sc, held a special session
|
third ranks, by special dispensation, upon candi
date. The evening session was devoted entirely t.
| business.
Star Lodge, No z conferred the amplified thir.
rank upon three candidates on Tuesday night. Occi
dental Lodge Nc lS, of Terre Haute, and Brazi
Lodge, No. 80, of Brazil, each furnishing candidat
for the occasion The work done in the best pos
sible manner.
Since the list given in the Journal two weeks ago
Major general Carnahan has commissioned the follow
ing additional adsdecamp on his staff each with tn
!, | Nashville
Julius A. Bonitz. Goldsboro, N. c.; E. f. Durand
New Haven, Conn, and Tom ]. Collins. Cincinnati.
for membership on Friday night, and conferred tn
amplifed third rank upon James w. keenan,, S. N
Armstrong Valentine Farbach, e. J. Albrecht an
den. of Star Lodge No. z. kindly assisting in tn
work. There will be work in the first rank ne,
Friday night.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
, Eureka Lodge, No. "a is fast coming to the fror
live lodge. Petitions are received every night
The order of Knights of Honor was organized i
: 1878 by small band of Young men at Louisville.
has paid $2o,o0O,ooO in death and sick benet
claims.
! KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR.
Mr. Chambers of Hope Lodge, but now reside,
of ST. Louis, visited friends in this city lasSweek.
Miss Fannie Wescott, of Compton Lodge who h.
been the sick list for several weeks, is able
5, attend her lodge meetings.
. Prospect Lodge, 7S5, had quite good turnout
= their last meeting They initiated members thu
"a any other lodge in the city last term.
Compton Lodge conferred the degree on two cane
dates at their last meeting and have three more app
cants for initiation at their next meeting
~ KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF THE GOLDEN RuL
s. Castle Lodge is holding very pleasant ession
and is having degree work at every meeting.
ID Castle No 16O will give their second anniyersa
c; ball at Pfaff1n's Hall on the night of Feb IL.
It.
s, The Military Companies.
b Mai JAS R. Ross has returned from his trip throu
r. Illinois.
c. John Clarity of the Emmett Guards was marri
or last week to Miss Maggie Kelly.
+ Gus Dietrichs of the I. L. T. has gone to New Yor
70 and win be absent about three weeks
< Harry johnson, of the /. L. l., is absent from